Corporal Bill ( 'Willie' ) Apiata VC - 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Group


LIVING HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
BRITAIN AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

LIVING BRITISH VC HOLDERS

Name John Alexander,
CRUICKSHANK
Johnson Gideon,
BEHARRY
Joshua Mark,
LEAKEY

Rank Flight Lieutenant Private Lance Corporal
Force 210 Sqdn, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1st Bn, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 1st Bn, The Parachute Regiment
VC won Arctic Circle,
17 - 18 July 1944 *
Al-Amarah, Iraq,
1 May & 11 June 2004
Helmand Province,
22 August 2013

London Gaz 1 September 1944 18 March 2005 26 February 2015
Born Aberdeen,
20 May 1920
Grenada, West Indies,
27 July 1979
Tampa, Florida, USA,
1988

Residing Scotland England England
Location
of VC
Not publicly held Not publicly held Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum, Duxford ( loan )
Remarks * Sinking of U-361 None None

LIVING AUSTRALIAN VC HOLDERS

Name Keith,
PAYNE
Mark Gregor,
DONALDSON
Daniel Alan,
KEIGHRAN
Benjamin,
ROBERTS-SMITH
Rank Warrant Office Class II Trooper Corporal Corporal
Force Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam Australian Special Air Service Regiment 6th Bn, Royal Australian Regiment Australian Special Air Service Regiment
VC won Hen Het, Vietnam,
24 May 1969
Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan,
2 September 2008
Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan,
24 August 2010
Tizak, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan,
11 June 2010
London Gaz 19 September 1969 16 January 2009
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
31 October 2012
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
24 January 2011
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
Born Ingham, Queensland,
30 August 1933
Waratah, Newcastle, NSW,
2 April 1979
Nambour, Queensland,
18 June 1983
Perth, Western Australia,
1 November 1978
Residing Australia Australia Australia Australia
Location
of VC
Australian War Memorial, Canberra Australian War Memorial, Canberra ( loan ) Australian War Memorial, Canberra ( loan ) Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remarks None 'Victoria Cross for Australia' 'Victoria Cross for Australia' 'Victoria Cross for Australia'
Medal for Gallantry

LIVING NEW ZEALAND VC HOLDERS

Name Bill Henry
APIATA



Rank Corporal


Force 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Group


VC won Afghanistan,
2004



London Gaz 2 July 2007
Government House, Wellington



Born Mangakino, Waikato,
28 June 1972



Residing New Zealand


Location
of VC
New Zealand SAS Trust, Papakura, Auckland


Remarks 'Victoria Cross for New Zealand'


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